ABOUT US
Mission:
The Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center inspires audiences and artists to dream and discover, to create and celebrate.
JUDITH LISI, PRESIDENT/CEO
THE CENTER’S BOARD OF TRUSTEES
*Dr. Martin L. Silbiger, Chairman
*Gene Marshall, Vice Chair
*Michael E. Urette, Vice Chair
*Robert D. Fagan, Treasurer
*Franci Golman Rudolph, Secretary
Stephanie Amberg
R. Troy Atlas
Daniel B. Brown
Alan Ciamporcero
TJ Couch, Jr.
Don DeFosset
Jeffrey Dunn
MaryEllen Elia
*Rose Ferlita
Michele M. Freedle
Judy L. Genshaft
Bill Goede
Andrea Graham
Mark House
Joan Jennewein
Arthenia Joyner
Don E. Jones, Jr.
Kasey Shimberg Kelly
Helen Kerr
Denise Lasher
Barry Levine
A.D. "Sandy" MacKinnon
Susan Martinez
Steven H. Mezer
Linda McLaughlin Moore
*Gwen J. Mitchell
Sidney W. Morgan
*Frank L. Morsani
*Candy Olson
Leslie Osterweil
Adam Palmer
Pallavi K. Patel
John Ramil
Suzanne Rice
Frank J. Rief III
Ann McKeel Ross
*Franci Golman Rudolph
Frank Sanchez
Martin Schaffel
David J. Scher
*Hinks Shimberg
Rick Simonetti
Virginia Steele
Sharon Stein
Joel R. Stevens II
Susan Sykes
Helen Torres
Garrison Urette
Ronald Vaughn
Josephine A. Vitale
Don Wallace
*Paul Wilborn
Colleen Wyse
Gwynne A. Young
PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL
Louise L. Ferguson
Martha Ferman
Lorena Jaeb
*Executive Committee
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Welcome to the Tampa Bay Performing Arts
Center.
The Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center opened its doors in July, 1987, and in the last 20 years has welcomed 10 million guests!
TBPAC is located downtown on a picturesque nine-acre site along
the east bank of the Hillsborough River. As the largest
performing arts complex south of the Kennedy Center, the
335,000 square-foot Center provides an environment for
a wide variety of world-class events. It boasts one of
the nation's leading Broadway series and is nationally
respected for producing grand opera, as well as presenting
a wide variety of concerts, performances and events. More
than 500,000 patrons attended 4,375 on-site events in TBPAC's 2006-2007 season.
The Tampa Bay Business Journal says that "Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center's Carol Morsani Hall ranks with the best theater venues in the world."
The performing arts complex consists
of five distinct theaters, a performing arts Conservatory, a rehearsal hall, boutiques,
and three on-site restaurants and banquet facilities. The five
individual theaters at TBPAC are Carol Morsani
Hall (2,610 seats), Ferguson Hall (1,042 seats), the
Jaeb Theater (268 seats), the TECO Energy Foundation
Theater (250 seats) and the Shimberg Playhouse (130
seats).
With the addition of the
Patel Conservatory, TBPAC added 45,000-square-feet
for its extensive education programs. In 2006-2007, the Conservatory served more than 65,000 students with more than 2,000 education on-site activites, including classes. The Conservatory
features 20 studios, including two dance studios with
sprung floors, a sound/lighting laboratory, technical
theater workshop, rehearsal hall, costume shop, isolation/sound
booth, state-of-the-art black box theater and media
arts/TV studio.
Here are some additional features of
The Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center:
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The performance spaces in the complex
easily can accommodate major musical, dance, opera,
theatrical and television productions, as well as
awards programs, pageants, conventions and meetings.
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Each hall is equipped with audio,
lighting and backstage equipment to serve general
performance needs.
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All halls are fully accessible to
patrons with disabilities. An infrared listening system
for the hearing impaired is available in Carol Morsani
Hall, Louise Lykes Ferguson Hall and the Jaeb Theater.
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The Center provides a loading dock
area that can accommodate four full-sized tractor
trailers at one time.
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